How colours work

How colours work

Monochromatic:
Monochromatic is when you use only one colour but all of its tints and tones as well. for example you could use a bright red and a dark reed.


Triad:
Triad is when three colours are directly contrasting one another. for example the primary colours red blue and green are triad.

Complementary:
Complementary is when two colours are directly opposite on the colour wheel and enhance or emphasize each other. for example red and cyan complement each other.

Shades:
Shades are when you take one colour and have a number of darker versions of the same colour.

Analogues: 
Analogues are when a colour is comparable to another. for example cyan can be compared to blue.

Compound:
Compound is when you take two colours and make a mixture of the two to make the colour in the middle. for example pink and yellow make purple



Why you should white balance when filming:
you should white balance when filming because it is hard for the censor to pick up the colour accurately, as when all the colours are mixed together it makes white and when there is different levels of each colour it may not look realistic or the colours that you want.

How you would use Adobe Kulur:
you can use Adobe Kulur to figure out what colours work with others for example if you waned a complementing colour you would use it to find out what blue complements to which is orange.